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NEWS ABOUT: coalition troops

coalition troops stories: 8 news summaries

(Newser) - Eight British soldiers were killed in Afghanistan last week within just 24 hours, the worst day of casualties the UK had seen in 30 years. After 15 fatalities in July alone, Gordon Brown is facing severe criticism for underfinancing the war effort, particularly for not providing enough helicopters to troops,... More »

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Afghanistan • United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • coalition troops • opium • British military • fatalities • Helmand province • Afghanistan war

(Newser) - The war in Afghanistan is getting deadlier for both coalition troops and Afghan forces, reports James Dao in the New York Times, mostly because of an increase in homemade bomb attacks—465  in May alone. The IEDs—improvised explosive devices—are getting more sophisticated as well as more common, and... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • US military • IED • roadside bomb • bomb • coalition troops • Afghanistan war • improvised explosive device

OPINION

 Hey, World: 
 Cheering Obama 
 Isn't Enough 

'Don't just show us the love, show us the money, the troops,' writes Freidman

Nov 9, 08 6:25 AM CST
(Newser) - The world is rejoicing at the election of Barack Obama, and that's great. But Obama has a tough road ahead—so let’s see if the global community can put its money and troops where its mouth is, writes Thomas Friedman in the New York Times. Rather than just smiling... More »

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diplomacy • economic sanctions • coalition troops • world • Iraq war • President Obama

 US-Led Strike Killed
 90 Afghan Civilians: UN

Civilians, mostly children, killed

Aug 26, 08 8:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - The UN has evidence that a coalition airstrike did indeed kill roughly 90 civilians, most of them children, in Afghanistan last week, Reuters reports. The US has been insisting that only 30 were killed in the strike, most of them Taliban militants, but the UN’s special mission to Afghanistan... More »

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Afghanistan • United Nations • Hamid Karzai • civilian casualties • coalition troops • Afghanistan war

Karzai Blasts
US for Deadly Air Strike

Up to 95 civilians
killed, including 50 children, he says

Aug 23, 08 2:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hamid Karzai lashed out at coalition forces over a US-led air raid that he says slaugtered up to 95 Afghan civilians, including 50 children, the New York Times reports. In a statement, the Afghan President said he “strongly condemns” the attacks, and will soon roll out civilian-protection initiatives.... More »

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Afghanistan • Hamid Karzai • civilian casualties • coalition troops

Aussie Boss Wins US Military Deal

Technology pact revealed as prime minister vows
 to stay in Iraq

Sep 5, 07 4:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Shortly before announcing that Australia would not withdraw its 500 troops from Iraq, Prime Minister John Howard struck a defense deal with President Bush giving his nation the same preferential status as the UK when purchasing US military technology. The deal “will remove layers of bureaucracy for defense industries... More »

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Iraq • Australia • troop withdrawal • coalition troops • John Howard • George W. Bush

Aussie PM: Troops Not Leaving Iraq

Bush may be talking withdrawal, but
Howard stands pat

Sep 4, 07 1:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush arrived in Sydney last night amid speculation he would reduce troop levels in Iraq, but his Australian counterpart dismissed any notion that his country would be withdrawing its forces. Prime Minister John Howard said the idea that Sydney could both pull its 550 troops and still make a... More »

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Australia • Condoleezza Rice • David Petraeus • Ryan Crocker • troop withdrawal • coalition troops • John Howard • Sydney • George W. Bush

Coalition Bombs Kill 7 Afghan Boys

Police capture suspect in deadly Kabul bus blast as violence worsens

Jun 18, 07 12:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Worsening widespread concerns about civilian deaths in Afghanistan, a U.S.-led coalition bombing killed seven boys yesterday at a compound in the eastern part of the country. The target, which contained a mosque and a school, was suspected of housing Al-Qaeda militants. "We had a misunderstanding," the... More »

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Afghanistan • War on Terror • civilian casualties • children • suicide bombing • Paktika • Kabul • bombing • coalition troops • bus bombing

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